Letters

THE EDITOR, Sir:It is embarrassing and appalling to see lawmakers giving the middle finger to legislation. The legal battle that has been ongoing for over a decade in Western Westmoreland over 867 acres of land owned, as per the court's ruling, by...

THE EDITOR, Sir:I wish to respond to the letter submitted by Sanaya Brown titled 'Jobs for Labourites left, right and centre', which was published in your newspaper on Friday, June 8, 2018. Ms Brown complained that Labourites were unfairly being...

THE EDITOR, Sir:This is a response to the Rev Devon Dick's column of June 7, 2018, titled 'Why no love for the rape victim?'Dear Rev Devon Dick,The letter from the young woman is getting a lot of attention that I am sure she did not anticipate. I...

THE EDITOR, Sir:I read with interest a recent article in The Gleaner regarding a probe into Petrojam, Jamaica's state-owned refinery. It is interesting how the headline made it seem as if it was a fact that there is something untoward happening at...

THE EDITOR, Sir:This is an open letter to the president of the People's National Party, Dr Peter Phillips.You, sir, need to take a look at refreshing your shadow Cabinet. I say this because Dr Wykeham McNeill has not being doing his job as...

THE EDITOR, Sir:Mental illnesses are disorders of the brain caused by complex interactions between a person's genes and environment. Mental illnesses occur at similar rates around the world, in every culture and in all socio-economic groups, but how...

THE EDITOR, Sir:Squatters are a headache to Jamaica. They wake up with no good intentions but to look at people's property, grudge them for it, trespass on their land, then claim it illegally.They build on lands they don't own, then they develop a...

THE EDITOR, Sir:I am 12 years old and a proud Christian. Currently, many politicians are behaving as if they are puppets of the devil. This is absolutely disgraceful and unacceptable that anyone is debating the worth of school devotions.There is so...

THE EDITOR, Sir:I would think that bringing a motion to Parliament would partly result from discussion and feedback from one's constituents. This, however, does not seem to be a requirement, as I know of no attempts to have dialogue with the...

THE EDITOR, Sir:It would seem that when Andrew Holness promised prosperity, he meant for some and not for all. When teachers, nurses, police, and other public servants asked for a pittance to be put on their salaries, they were called unreasonable...

THE EDITOR, Sir:Father's Day is fast approaching. Dads are celebrated for their heroic efforts to their families. What can we do without them? It is indeed a pleasure to celebrate our dads.When I go to church here in Jamaica, I hardly see dads, and...